A Reemergence of Black Lung for Coal Workers

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A Reemergence of Black Lung for Coal Workers

by The Investigative Newswire on July 9, 2012 · comment

EDGAR ZORNES OF CLOTHIER, WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR MADISON WITH HIS DOG. A MINER FOR 23 YEARS, HE HAS BLACK LUNG. DOCTORS HAVE DETERMINED MINERS CONTRACT BLACK LUNG FROM AIR-BORNE PARTICLES OF COAL DUST IN THE MINES WHICH FILL UP AIR SACKS IN THEIR LUNGS AND MAKE IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO BREATHE. photo: WIkimedia Commons

Black lung surges back in coal country by Chris Hamby for iWatch News PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Ray Marcum bears the marks of a bygone era of coal mining. At 83, his voice is raspy, his eastern Kentucky accent [...]

New Findings on Diesel’s Link to Cancer

by The Investigative Newswire on June 13, 2012 · comment

Diesel powered residual waste trucks make their way through downtown Coudersport, Pa., going to or coming from natural gas extraction sites. photo: J.B.Pribanic

Diesel engine exhaust earns ‘carcinogenic’ label by Jim Morris for iWatch News Diesel engine exhaust is “carcinogenic to humans,” an international health body declared Tuesday, bolstering the findings of a controversial study published recently in the United States. [...]

Report Helps to Understand the Risk of Silica Sand

by The Investigative Newswire on June 6, 2012 · comment

X-ray showing Silicosis complicada in the lungs. photo: Wikimedia Commons

OSHA rules on workplace toxics stalled by Jim Morris for iWatch News At 58, retired machinist Bruce Revers is tethered to his oxygen machines — a wall unit when he’s at home, a portable tank when he’s out. The simple [...]

Why Asbestos is Still Being Used

by The Investigative Newswire on May 14, 2012 · comment

Partial panorama of a colossal mountain of asbestos mine tailings waste dump; located in Thetford Mines / Black Lake Region in Quebec, Canada.

Asbestos: Still legal and in use — Reuters Investigates by ReutersTV The word “asbestos” is enough to clear a room, if not a building. Reuters’ correspondent Ben Berkowitz explores the hazards of asbestos with Mark Van Baalen, a [...]